Valerie Anne Davis, Mrs

AD Specialst Life Coach Behavior Modification Counselor LLC

I provide Coaching or Counseling to children who are struggling. I analyze and ask questions to determine their needs by means of assessment. This enables me to determine how to proceed by way of Coaching or Behavior Modification. Sessions are tailor made for the individual client in mind.
I can be reached at 267-970-7615. email valerieannedavis@live.com

Katey Moody, BSc., MBACP(Accred)

Clinical Psychotherapist

I specialise in working woth older adolescents. High school teens feel such pressure on them and find the choices they need to make, leave them feeling very overwhelmed and sometimes depressed. I help them find ways of coping that are appropriate for their world. I work with them on developing life skills that will enable them to feel more in control in their world. A relationship with an adult that is not their parent is so beneficial for them. They feel very heard by me and are able to explore any number of issues that they feel unable to with their parents.

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CCTP

Marriage and Family Therapist

Unlike adults, young children have not fully developed their ability to communicate uncomfortable feelings. Often children will act out when they feel angry, worried, or sad. I specialize in helping children with grief and trauma in a safe and understanding environment. Children express their difficult feelings through story telling, playing, and drawing. I work with the parent and the child to develop coping skills that help the child to feel happier and express their emotions in a healthier manner. I was trained to address grief and trauma after Hurricane Katrina with children in New Orleans.

A Better Life Therapy, LLC

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Our therapists have extensive backgrounds working with families and children. Each therapist has been trained specifically in a form of therapist with children and is prepared to address various issues such as, behavioral issues, grief and loss, ADHD, life transitions, divorce, social anxiety, self esteem, trauma, addiction issues, etc.
Each of our therapists provides a safe, warm, and empathetic environment for children and families to relax and heal.

Jennifer Bullock, M.Ed, M.L.S.P., LPC

Licensed Profesional Counselor

In our current over-scheduled, over-pressured world, families are confronting problems they have little capacity to do anything about. We can tend to cope by getting stuck in a narrow range of behaviors and responses even if they are not helpful. A child who has learned to have temper tantrums when she is angry, and her parents who have learned to punish or pamper her, are stuck in maladaptive, non-growthful environments—‘a bad play’. It’s like playing the same part in the same play on the same stage day after day.
A key component in this play is often our children’s behavioral, emotional and leaning difficulties that are so disruptive or dysfunctional - all we want to do is stop it. As pare....

Walter Matweychuk, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist

I do not treat young children because for many problems it is best to teach parents skills for effectively responding to their children's emotional and behavioral needs. I teach what is called Parent Effectiveness Training Skills. This involves helping parents reinforce behaviors in children they wish would occur with greater consistency. Train the parent!

Jay Jemail, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Jemail has worked with children and families for over 35 years. She has expertise in diagnostic work of learning differences, depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, autism spectrum disorders, coping with parental separation and divorce, attachment disorders, peer issues, cutting and self mutilation and behavioral problems including aggression, stealing, biting, and bullying. Her work with children involves family work. She has expertise in neuropsychological testing and provides second opinions to parents and school districts in DE and PA. She will do school observations and provide consultations in the school as needed.

Janet Edgette, Psy.D.

Clinical Psychologist

I see children from the age of four years and up, many of whom are referred for behavioral and emotional difficulties such as frequent and long-lasting tantrums, poor emotional regulation, defiance, physical aggression toward parents or siblings, and/or high degrees of anxiety. In these situations I meet with the child and his or her parent(s), so that I can see the interactions and better discern whether this is a strictly behavioral or a developmental problem. Treatment options may include parent coaching, family counseling, individual counseling (for older kids), referral for psychological or neurological testing, and referral to a developmental pediatrician, among others.

Colleen Fitzpatrick, MSW, LCSW, CH, Counselor

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, CERTIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST

Does your child struggle with challenges in terms of communication, emotion or behaviors? Are you feeling frustrated with these issues and feel coaching may improve your relationship with your child? I utilize music , art and play therapy to help your child explore feelings and develop new coping skills. I believe in a collaborative approach, where I assist the entire family in building upon strengths.

Eugene Devers, D.Min, ACSW, AAMFT, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Marriage &Family Therapist

Children are exhilarating and exhausting and we each write our own parenting manual following our trials and errors. Whatever the problem with your child- medical, developmental, learning, or behavioral - it shapes and affects your entire family. I work with families to help each member increase their mindfulness of how their actions influence the behaviors of their child. I also help parents/guardians create new ways of supporting and insuring that the needs of all family members are satisfied. I invite you to visit me at www.PhillyFamilyLifeCounseling.com and to allow me to join you as you write your parenting manual.